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Anton Katz, founder and CEO of Talos, a leading institutional technology provider, discusses the leadership characteristics that have helped him as CEO, the importance of diverse talent and inclusive teaming, and the common themes of the lessons he’s learned throughout his career. To listen to the podcast, click here.
Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman, the cofounders of Talos join the show. In this episode we discuss: Anton and Ethan’s path from roles at AQR and Broadway Technologies and into the world of cryptoassets The problem they are seeking to solve for market participants How the exchange and OTC liquidity landscape is evolving How custodians and exchanges have evolved their…
Talos, an institutional technology provider for digital asset trading, has raised $40m (€33m) while State Street has launched a new division for digital finance. In May 2021 Talos announced the completion of a $40m Series A investment round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Other investors included PayPal Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Galaxy Digital, Elefund,…
Talos, a software provider that helps financial firms streamline their cryptocurrency trading, has closed a $40 million Series A round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. The fintech announced the completed capital raise on Thursday, which in addition to a16z, included investment from PayPal Ventures, Fidelity Investments, and Galaxy Digital, among others. Founded in October…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s former Head of Digital Asset Markets, Justin Schmidt, just became head of strategy at crypto-trading engineering company Talos. Schmidt left Goldman late last year as the firm was getting close to offering investment vehicles for Bitcoin and other digital assets to clients. During Schmidt’s tenure, Goldman also invested in cryptocurrency prime…
Christine Sandler, Joel Revill, and Anton Katz have at least one thing in common: they are all traditional capital markets people who have migrated to blockchain. Anton started Talos; Joel started 2 Oceans Trust; and Christine led Fidelity into the space. From their very different but intersecting vantage points, we hear the story of the…